Chicago, IL and Sunnyvale,
CA, May 5, 2008
IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., an Elekta Company, has been selected
to present at the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Lab during the
2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) Annual
Meeting, May 30 - June 1, at McCormick Place, in Chicago,
Illinois. This is the second year in a row IMPAC has been
chosen. The screening process, which begins six months prior to
the event, is competitive and includes an application and live
demonstrations to the ASCO committee.
A hands-on experience, the EHR Lab will offer a setting for
oncologists, administrators, nurses and other members of the
oncology care team to view demonstrations of how IMPAC’s
oncology EHR, MOSAIQ™ Medical Oncology, can work for their
cancer center.
One of 12 vendors chosen, IMPAC will demonstrate the capacity of
their products to provide ASCO recommended clinical decision
support using:
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Chemotherapy Order Entry Regimens and Patient
Safety Principles
- White
Blood Cell Growth Factors Guideline Orders
and Flow Sheet
- Drug,
Dose & Schedule Recommendations for
Antiemetics Regimens
- Breast
Cancer Treatment Plan and Treatment Summary
“IMPAC
has been diligently working to proactively adopt ASCO
recommendations, as well as demonstrate core EHR elements,” says
Suzanne Marshall, Medical Oncology Business Marketing Manager
for IMPAC. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to
demonstrate one-on-one how MOSAIQ can provide comprehensive
clinical support for both medical and radiation oncology.”
“Participating in the EHR Lab is a terrific way to introduce
meeting attendees to the new, intelligent design of MOSAIQ
Medical Oncology,” says James P. Hoey, President and CEO of
IMPAC Medical Systems. “Offering clinicians an oncology charting
solution that makes planning, ordering and monitoring
chemotherapy treatments easy, no other oncology EHR has the
ability to deliver a comprehensive solution customized to fits
their specific needs.”
The EHR Lab, located in McCormick Place, in the East Building,
Room E253, will be open during the following hours:
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Friday, May 30, 2008, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
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Saturday, May 31, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Sunday, June 1, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
For
additional information regarding ASCOs EHR Lab, visit:
www.asco.org/ehr. For full details and a demonstration of
IMPAC’s oncology EHR, MOSAIQ, visit IMPAC booth #18063.
About the American Society of Clinical
Oncology
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world’s
leading professional organization representing physicians of all
oncology subspecialties who care for people with cancer. ASCOs
nearly 25,000 members from the United States and abroad set the
standard for patient care and lead the efforts to discover more
effective cancer treatments, increase funding for clinical and
translational research, and, ultimately, improve cancer care for
the estimated 10 million people diagnosed with cancer worldwide
each year.
ASCO publishes the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO), the
preeminent, peer-reviewed, medical journal on clinical cancer
research, and produces People Living with Cancer (www.plwc.org),
a comprehensive consumer website providing oncologist-vetted
cancer information to help patients and families make informed
health-care decisions.
About IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.
IMPAC Medical Systems provides healthcare IT solutions that
streamline clinical and business operations across the spectrum
of cancer care. IMPAC’s open integration to multiple healthcare
data and imaging systems offers oncology-specific patient
charting and practice management, as well as best-of-breed
systems for anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory and cancer
registry. With products that range from diagnosis and treatment
through long-term follow-up, IMPAC provides a comprehensive
oncology management solution that helps improve overall
communication, process efficiency, and quality patient care.
IMPAC is part of the Elekta Group, providing oncologists,
radiation therapists, neurosurgeons and many other medical
specialists with state of the art tools to fight cancer and
brain disorders.
With more than 2,500 employees globally, Elekta’s corporate
headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden and the company is
listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb. More
information can be found at www.impac.com and
www.elekta.com. |